In between trying cases and working on his legal treatises, Hoffman contributed
to the legal journals published in the United States.(3)
Intensely interested in reforming the law, Hoffman was an early supporter
of the codification movement and urged the adoption of Bentham-like codes
as a means of establishing a unique American system of law.(4)
In 1846 Hoffman also proposedto begin anew his efforts to teach
law using his methodology. Curiously he planned to run the schoolnot as a university effort but as a more traditional, apprentice like
program.(5) Finally, surviving letters to Justice
Story and fellow Marylander Virgil Maxcy suggests that Hoffman maintained
regular communication with his colleagues in the legal community even
after he moved on to other non-legal projects.(6)